摘要 |
Disease-specific health status information obtained from a test population is statistically validated as a predictor of health outcome over a period of time. The statistical calculation results are inverted to form a prognostic model that processes new survey responses in assessing a likelihood of a survey respondent encountering a health outcome. A software program may be used in apparatus that implements this methodology with the assistance of program instructions. Feedback from post-clinical patient self-assessment may be used to improve pre-clinical selections by providing a statistical assessment of whether preoperative goals were met in patients who have made such selections. |